I wrote my Star☆Danced entry about raising funds for Sendong relief operations without any pretensions or high expectations. I just wanted to do something! I hoped to raise at least $50, $100 at best. It’s not a lot, but I told myself that it was $100 that didn’t exist prior to my post, and I operated under the hope that every little bit helps.

My initial goal was met by the second day. The days rolled by and new donation notifications greeted me when I checked my email each day. Finding that I had underestimated the generosity of others and the power of the Internet was a pleasant surprise indeed.

When all is said and done - which is another way of saying after Paypal fees but anyway -, I am pleased to report that we were able to raise $332.00/P14,445.00! That’s not loose change at all, and it’ll definitely go a long way in relief operations for the victims of Typhoon Sendong. Thank you to everyone who reblogged on Tumblr, shared on Facebook, and supported this little endeavor of mine. It’s really a testament to how the little things can make big differences! 

The most special of special thanks to the lovely people on Tumblr (Nikki/@bentobride, Chin/@caravangirl, Jessica/@elebuufish, Elerem/@elledejavu, Janine/@shinkeismillenniumcreampuff, Catherine/@plasticjunkie, Kyra/@devolvedarling, and Clarissa/@bunnycatcher) and LiveJournal (Anj/@propertyoftheuchiha, Christina/@katnaper, and Mel/@moptech), and to my wonderful godmother, Ninang Lulu, for sharing their love to the people affected by Typhoon Sendong through Star☆Danced. I will always be grateful for your generosity. ♡

I removed the Paypal donation links from my original post. Since it will still show up in the reblogs of others, I’m hoping that it will be completely disabled in the next few days to prevent anyone from accidentally sending me money. If anyone still wants to give through Paypal, please click here and here. Again, I am no longer accepting money for Sendong relief operations - I use my Paypal account for personal purposes, and holding on to other people’s money is such a stressful thing, haha! - so if you wish to give through Paypal, please click either of those two links.

I will post an accounting of sorts for all the money I received and how we got to this wonderful amount once I turn over all the funds to the proper channels. I’m just waiting for the holiday rush to die down and I’ll get right on it, so that entry should be up within the week. I’m also working on print production this week, and with everything that needs to be done, I’m hoping to mail them by January 4.

Again, my deepest gratitude to everyone who pitched in. Have a blessed Christmas, everybody! You’re all amazing. ☆